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multiplying
mul·ti·ply 1 M0478600 (mŭl′tə-plī′)v. mul·ti·plied, mul·ti·ply·ing, mul·ti·plies v.tr.1. To increase the amount, number, or degree of. See Synonyms at increase.2. Mathematics To perform multiplication on.v.intr.1. To grow in amount, number, or degree: Shops multiplied along the main street.2. To increase in number by reproducing: "The people increased both in the dales and the plains, and their horses multiplied" (J.R.R. Tolkien).3. Mathematics To perform multiplication. [Middle English multiplien, from Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicāre, from multiplex, multiplex; see multiplex.]
mul·ti·ply 2 M0478650 (mŭl′tə-plē′)adv. In many or multiple ways.multiplying (ˈmʌltɪplaɪɪŋ) adjbecoming more numerous; increasingMultiplying of husbands—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.MedicalSeemultiply |